Chindawol or Chendavol (Dari: چنداول) is a neighborhood in the older section of Kabul, Afghanistan. It is located west of downtown Kabul, and south of Shahr-e-Now. Chindawol is also near the Asamai Mountains[1][2]
Chindawol
چنداول | |
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 Market street, Chindawol | |
 Map of Kabul | |
| Coordinates: 34°30′42″N 69°10′31″E / 34.5117°N 69.1753°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Kabul Province |
Population
editThe majority of the people in this region are Afghan Qizilbash.[2][3] Most of the people residing here are also members of Shia Islam, as there are many Shia Mosques in the area.[1]
Chindawol uprising
editThe Chindawol uprising was an insurrection that took place on June 23, 1979 in the Chindawol district in the old city of Kabul, Afghanistan. The rebellion was started by the arrests of scholars and influential fighters of the city's Shia community by the ruling Khalq-PDPA government. The protests escalated when residents attacked and held a police station that day, marching on the streets whilst shouting religious and anti-government slogans. Several thousands took part. The government cracked down on them in a four-hour battle. Hazaras and kurdish Qizilbash's were arrested and executed.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Chindawol, Kabul". Google Maps. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ^ a b Düzgün, Deniz. Qizilbash Afghanistan.
- ^ Sarabi, Humayun (10 June 2024). "POLITICS AND MODERN HISTORY OF HAZARA". POLITICS AND MODERN HISTORY OF HAZARA. Archived from the original on 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Flashback to 1979: A massacre of unarmed civilians in an uprising « RAWA News". www.rawa.org. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
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